Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: As a school teacher I was at work on the day of the tragic event. My students and I were outside for a Physical Education class when upon returning to the building I was informed. I was first informed by a fellow teacher. Then, as I sat down in the staff room to eat my lunch, many other teachers were already there, gathered around a TV watching the terror unfold on a nationwide news station. They and I watched solomely as the news broadcast replayed the events over and over. Once returning to my class, several students were discussing the issue because some of their parents worked in the City of Boston. Those students were being retrieved at the school by the other parent (for fear that the child would be upset, not knowing if the parent who worked in Boston was safe and okay). This sparked a reaction from other students, to my suprise, to want to unify themselves as Americans. They wanted to come together to show their unity through song and gymnastics. A song was chosen to fit the project "We Fall Down but We get Up" (by Donnie McKurkin), as a well coregraphed and rehersed gymnastic project was developed. The girls and boys worked together, with some guidance from myself to put this musical production together using pyramid building skills and gymnastic skills which was visually moving. They have since done this 4 minute presentation for others who have invited them. I think their presentation would be a great asset to the archive of this historical event in America's history. Children love watching it but also adults. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6760.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.6